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The Supreme Court hands a win to oil and gas companies fighting environmental lawsuits in Louisiana
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court handed a win Friday to oil and gas companies fighting lawsuits over coastal land loss and environmental degradation in Louisiana. The unanimous procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court aft...
Apr 17, 2026
French government seeking release of 86-year-old French widow detained by ICE
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The French government is pressing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to release the 86-year-old French widow of a military veteran from immigration custody after she was detained earlier this month. U.S. Immigration and Custo...
Apr 15, 2026
New York governor pitches a new tax on pricey pied-à-terres
NEW YORK (AP) - For months, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has resisted calls to increase taxes on the wealthy, beating back progressives who have hounded her from Manhattan to Puerto Rico bellowing chants of "tax the rich." Now she is pitching a compro...
Apr 15, 2026
Dramatic video shows Oklahoma high school principal tackle, disarm gunman as students flee
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Newly released video shows a high school principal in Oklahoma tackling and disarming a former student who entered the lobby of the school and began firing a pistol. Pauls Valley High School Principal Kirk Moore was shot in the l...
Apr 15, 2026
Roblox gaming platform reaches $12 million settlement with Nevada enhancing youth protections
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The interactive gaming platform Roblox will implement increased protections for young users and pay more than $12 million to the state of Nevada in what state Attorney General Aaron Ford on Wednesday called a first-of-its-kind agreem...
Apr 15, 2026